Meilan M. Rutter, MD

Member, Division of Endocrinology

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Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-4744

Fax 513-636-7486

Email meilan.rutter@cchmc.org

Clinical & Research InterestsHide

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Bone health and calcium metabolism; disorders of growth, puberty and sex development; endocrine function in cancer survivors; endocrine function in neuromuscular disorders

Research

Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) therapy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

BiographyHide

Meilan Rutter is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology. She is an associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, and joined the faculty of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the UC College of Medicine in 2008. Currently, Dr. Rutter is assistant director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program.

Dr. Rutter received her degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB, BCh) from the University of Wales College of Medicine. She completed her training in pediatrics in New Zealand, and was admitted to Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1995. She underwent fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at Cincinnati Children's. She completed further pediatric residency training to achieve American Board of Pediatrics specialty and subspecialty board certification.

Dr. Rutter treats children and adolescents with endocrine disorders and diabetes mellitus. She serves as a consultant for the Neuromuscular Comprehensive Care Center and the Neuro-Oncology Program at Cincinnati Children's. Additionally, she is a member of the Disorders of Sex Development Center's interdisciplinary team.

Education and TrainingHide

MB, BCh: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

FRACP: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, New Zealand.

Residency: Auckland Children's Hospital and Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand; Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2002; Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics, 2003; Pediatrics, Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1995.

PublicationsHide

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Rose SR, Rutter MM, Mueller R, Harris M, Hamon B, Fletcher Bulluck A, Smith FO. Bone mineral density is normal in children with Fanconi anemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2011 Dec 1;57(6):1034-8.

Bianchi ML, Biggar D, Bushby K, Rogol AD, Rutter MM, Tseng B. Endocrine aspects of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2011 Apr;21(4):298-303.

Wong BL, Rutter MM, Rose SR, Clark E, Vonderhaar K. Growth hormone therapy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Best Evidence Statement, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2009.

Rutter MM. What is an endocrinologist and why is endocrine care important for Duchenne? Action Duchenne newsletter. 2009.

Murray R, Rutter MM, Racine M, Rose SR. Report on The Endocrine Society’s 90^th Annual Meeting. Highlights. 2008;16(4):1-36.

Rutter MM, Racine M, Rose SR. Report on The Endocrine Society’s 89^th Annual Meeting. Highlights. 2007;15(3):2-30.

Rutter MM, Rose SR. Long-term endocrine sequelae of childhood cancer. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2007 Aug;19(4):480-7.

Rutter MM, Markoff E, Clayton L, Akeno N, Zhao G, Clemens TL, Chernausek SD. Osteoblast-specific expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 in bone of transgenic mice induces insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5. Bone. 2005 Feb;36(2):224-31.

Rutter MM, Prahalad S, Passo M, Backeljauw PF. Idiopathic hypercalcemia and eosinophilic fasciitis: a novel association. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Sep;17(9):1251-4.

Rutter MM, Smith EP. Pseudohypoparathyroidism type Ia: late presentation with intact mental development. J Bone Miner Res. 1998 Jul;13(7):1208-9.

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